Notable/Noticeable

M. P. Moore

Read the statements below and write in the correct word. Remember the differences between the words.

notable worthy of distinction(adj.); "a person of note"(n.)

noticeable "attracting attention" (adj.)

  1. That Sandra wore the same outfit three times last week was hardly (notable/noticeable) to her co-workers.

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  2. Caesar submitted several quips to the editor of the "(Notable/Noticeable) Quotables" section of the monthly magazine. Unfortunately, neither quip was published.

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  3. There are (notable/noticeable) omissions of both the publisher's and the managing editor's names from the newspaper's masthead.

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  4. Several (notables/noticeables) from film and television attended the theater director's funeral Saturday.

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  5. (Notable/Noticeable) among his colleagues for his sense of humor, Joe laughed uproariously when he discovered he was the victim of a practical joke.

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